Japanese symbol for “childcare”
育児
いくじ
Romaji: ikuji
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
In Japanese, childcare is 育児, read いくじ (ikuji).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “childcare”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保育 | ほいく hoiku | nurturing; rearing; childcare |
| 託児 | たくじ takuji | childcare; day care |
| 児童保護 | じどうほご jidouhogo | childcare; protection of children |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教育 | きょういく kyouiku | education; schooling; training |
| 体育 | たいいく taiiku | physical education; PE; gym (class) |
| 飼育 | しいく shiiku | breeding; raising; rearing |
| 育ち | そだち sodachi | growth; breeding |
| 育成 | いくせい ikusei | rearing; training; nurture |
| 児童 | じどう jidou | children; juvenile |
| 幼児 | ようじ youji | young child; toddler |
| 小児科 | しょうにか shounika | pediatrics |
See also: Chinese symbol for “childcare”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.